Arrested Spl Land Acquisition Officer Gayatri Nayak hospitalised

Arrested Spl Land Acquisition Officer Gayatri Nayak hospitalised

Mangalore Today News Network

Mangaluru, Jan 6, 2017 :  Gayatri Nayak, the Special Land Acquisition Officer of National Highways who was caught red handed by the Anti-Corruption Bureau sleuths while accepting bribe on January 4, Wednesday, has been  admitted to the  Wenlock Hospital after she complained of giddiness and severe head ache. The officer was caught at the Mini Vidhana Saudha along with her office assistant Tukrappa.

Both of them were produced before the court on Wednesday evening itself. The two were even subjected to a medical examination wherein they were found to be fine and were  later lodged in the district prison after the court remanded them to judicial custody.

Gayatri was rushed to Wenlock after she complained of giddiness.

The officer was arrested following a complaint from Yogish from Kasargod who alleged that she had demanded bribe from the Rs 17.5 lakh compensation he had received from the government. Yogish had also alleged that he had given her Rs 1.3 lakh.

Gayatri was earlier serving as the Tahsildar  of Kundapur and was also handling the additional responsibility  as Executive Officer of Pilikula Nisargadhama.